diff --git a/src/compiler/checker.ts b/src/compiler/checker.ts
index eff1b31cd924a..89bbb44401ab6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/checker.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/checker.ts
@@ -52836,7 +52836,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
                     blockScopeKind === NodeFlags.Using ? "using" :
                     blockScopeKind === NodeFlags.AwaitUsing ? "await using" :
                     Debug.fail("Unknown BlockScope flag");
-                return grammarErrorOnNode(node, Diagnostics._0_declarations_can_only_be_declared_inside_a_block, keyword);
+                error(node, Diagnostics._0_declarations_can_only_be_declared_inside_a_block, keyword);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -52892,7 +52892,7 @@ export function createTypeChecker(host: TypeCheckerHost): TypeChecker {
     function grammarErrorOnNode(node: Node, message: DiagnosticMessage, ...args: DiagnosticArguments): boolean {
         const sourceFile = getSourceFileOfNode(node);
         if (!hasParseDiagnostics(sourceFile)) {
-            diagnostics.add(createDiagnosticForNode(node, message, ...args));
+            error(node, message, ...args);
             return true;
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9839a817fcb7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(5,5): error TS1156: 'const' declarations can only be declared inside a block.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(6,17): error TS2454: Variable 'e' is used before being assigned.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(8,1): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(12,5): error TS1156: 'let' declarations can only be declared inside a block.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(13,17): error TS2454: Variable 'e' is used before being assigned.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(15,1): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(21,5): error TS1156: 'using' declarations can only be declared inside a block.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(22,17): error TS2454: Variable 'e' is used before being assigned.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(24,1): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(30,5): error TS1156: 'await using' declarations can only be declared inside a block.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(31,17): error TS2454: Variable 'e' is used before being assigned.
+disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts(33,1): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
+
+
+==== disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts (12 errors) ====
+    // https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/61734
+    
+    function f1() {
+      if (1 > 0)
+        const e = 3;
+        ~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1156: 'const' declarations can only be declared inside a block.
+        console.log(e);
+                    ~
+!!! error TS2454: Variable 'e' is used before being assigned.
+      }
+    }
+    ~
+!!! error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
+    
+    function f2() {
+      if (1 > 0)
+        let e = 3;
+        ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1156: 'let' declarations can only be declared inside a block.
+        console.log(e);
+                    ~
+!!! error TS2454: Variable 'e' is used before being assigned.
+      }
+    }
+    ~
+!!! error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
+    
+    declare const resource: Disposable
+    
+    function f3() {
+      if (1 > 0)
+        using e = resource;
+        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1156: 'using' declarations can only be declared inside a block.
+        console.log(e);
+                    ~
+!!! error TS2454: Variable 'e' is used before being assigned.
+      }
+    }
+    ~
+!!! error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
+    
+    declare const asyncResource: AsyncDisposable
+    
+    async function f4() {
+      if (1 > 0)
+        await using e = asyncResource;
+        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS1156: 'await using' declarations can only be declared inside a block.
+        console.log(e);
+                    ~
+!!! error TS2454: Variable 'e' is used before being assigned.
+      }
+    }
+    ~
+!!! error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
+    
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4747e6522522e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts] ////
+
+=== disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts ===
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/61734
+
+function f1() {
+>f1 : Symbol(f1, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 0, 0))
+
+  if (1 > 0)
+    const e = 3;
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 4, 9))
+
+    console.log(e);
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 4, 9))
+  }
+}
+
+function f2() {
+>f2 : Symbol(f2, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 7, 1))
+
+  if (1 > 0)
+    let e = 3;
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 11, 7))
+
+    console.log(e);
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 11, 7))
+  }
+}
+
+declare const resource: Disposable
+>resource : Symbol(resource, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 16, 13))
+>Disposable : Symbol(Disposable, Decl(lib.esnext.disposable.d.ts, --, --))
+
+function f3() {
+>f3 : Symbol(f3, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 16, 34))
+
+  if (1 > 0)
+    using e = resource;
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 20, 9))
+>resource : Symbol(resource, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 16, 13))
+
+    console.log(e);
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 20, 9))
+  }
+}
+
+declare const asyncResource: AsyncDisposable
+>asyncResource : Symbol(asyncResource, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 25, 13))
+>AsyncDisposable : Symbol(AsyncDisposable, Decl(lib.esnext.disposable.d.ts, --, --))
+
+async function f4() {
+>f4 : Symbol(f4, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 25, 44))
+
+  if (1 > 0)
+    await using e = asyncResource;
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 29, 15))
+>asyncResource : Symbol(asyncResource, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 25, 13))
+
+    console.log(e);
+>console.log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>console : Symbol(console, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>log : Symbol(Console.log, Decl(lib.dom.d.ts, --, --))
+>e : Symbol(e, Decl(disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts, 29, 15))
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.types b/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.types
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..790beb27896c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.types
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts] ////
+
+=== disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts ===
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/61734
+
+function f1() {
+>f1 : () => void
+>   : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+  if (1 > 0)
+>1 > 0 : boolean
+>      : ^^^^^^^
+>1 : 1
+>  : ^
+>0 : 0
+>  : ^
+
+    const e = 3;
+>e : 3
+>  : ^
+>3 : 3
+>  : ^
+
+    console.log(e);
+>console.log(e) : void
+>               : ^^^^
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>            : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>console : Console
+>        : ^^^^^^^
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>    : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>e : 3
+>  : ^
+  }
+}
+
+function f2() {
+>f2 : () => void
+>   : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+  if (1 > 0)
+>1 > 0 : boolean
+>      : ^^^^^^^
+>1 : 1
+>  : ^
+>0 : 0
+>  : ^
+
+    let e = 3;
+>e : number
+>  : ^^^^^^
+>3 : 3
+>  : ^
+
+    console.log(e);
+>console.log(e) : void
+>               : ^^^^
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>            : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>console : Console
+>        : ^^^^^^^
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>    : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>e : number
+>  : ^^^^^^
+  }
+}
+
+declare const resource: Disposable
+>resource : Disposable
+>         : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+function f3() {
+>f3 : () => void
+>   : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+  if (1 > 0)
+>1 > 0 : boolean
+>      : ^^^^^^^
+>1 : 1
+>  : ^
+>0 : 0
+>  : ^
+
+    using e = resource;
+>e : Disposable
+>  : ^^^^^^^^^^
+>resource : Disposable
+>         : ^^^^^^^^^^
+
+    console.log(e);
+>console.log(e) : void
+>               : ^^^^
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>            : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>console : Console
+>        : ^^^^^^^
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>    : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>e : Disposable
+>  : ^^^^^^^^^^
+  }
+}
+
+declare const asyncResource: AsyncDisposable
+>asyncResource : AsyncDisposable
+>              : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+async function f4() {
+>f4 : () => Promise<void>
+>   : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+  if (1 > 0)
+>1 > 0 : boolean
+>      : ^^^^^^^
+>1 : 1
+>  : ^
+>0 : 0
+>  : ^
+
+    await using e = asyncResource;
+>e : AsyncDisposable
+>  : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+>asyncResource : AsyncDisposable
+>              : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+    console.log(e);
+>console.log(e) : void
+>               : ^^^^
+>console.log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>            : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>console : Console
+>        : ^^^^^^^
+>log : (...data: any[]) => void
+>    : ^^^^    ^^     ^^^^^    
+>e : AsyncDisposable
+>  : ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b5d795ab6e8af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/disallowedBlockScopedInPresenceOfParseErrors1.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// @strict: true
+// @target: esnext
+// @noEmit: true
+
+// https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/61734
+
+function f1() {
+  if (1 > 0)
+    const e = 3;
+    console.log(e);
+  }
+}
+
+function f2() {
+  if (1 > 0)
+    let e = 3;
+    console.log(e);
+  }
+}
+
+declare const resource: Disposable
+
+function f3() {
+  if (1 > 0)
+    using e = resource;
+    console.log(e);
+  }
+}
+
+declare const asyncResource: AsyncDisposable
+
+async function f4() {
+  if (1 > 0)
+    await using e = asyncResource;
+    console.log(e);
+  }
+}